SPOILED

First, this is the one of four posts today.....sorry it's all so long, I just didn't want to procrastinate any longer. Enjoy!
The other day Kyler had a complete melt down. It was over the fact that he felt he had to do TOO MUCH WORK and he felt his friends NEVER had to work. My spoiled little boy was very put out! We came home and he had to clean his room which completely proved his point in his head. A couple of days later I decided to clean the boys rooms as a surprise......and maybe a part of me didn't want to feel like the worst mom ever (even though I wear the title proudly 99.9% of the time) As I was serving my kids (AGAIN) picking up laundry, toys, trash, clean clothes.....I came across Asher's white board. Monday through Friday "chores" was listed. Sunday was the day of rest and Saturday.....JAIL! Really!?! Since he's never been grounded, what could he mean by JAIL.

I didn't ask.

I don't think I want to know.

I think I would again come out being the meanest mom ever again and I don't want to risk feeling anymore guilt. So I took a photo, cleaned the board and finished the room. By the way, all three boys were SHOCKED to see their rooms all clean and they even showed gratitude. HAPPY, HAPPY DAY!
Here's more SPOILED! It's a good thing he's clean and doesn't shed. Yup, that's Roscoe on my freshly laundered whites. Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled! I'll have to post a picture of him since he was shaved.....he's not fluffy puppy anymore!

THE TOOTH FAIRY

Last month Kyler couldn't stop talking about a movie he wanted to see....

THE TOOTH FAIRY!

His excitement about the movie was contagious! I was getting excited to see this with him and to make the experience even better.....he had a loose tooth! What timing - Thank You 20th Century-Fox! Before we attended the showing I needed to get one thing straight with my 5 year-old, How the Tooth Fairy visits this house! I didn't want him to think you put your tooth under the pillow like in the movie because he would think that was the only way to do it. Our tooth fairy doesn't like to look for teeny, tiny teeth under pillows. Plus - Kyler sleeps on a loft bed over 5 1/2 feet above the ground. I grew up with a tooth pillow. My tooth pillow was a rectangle with a small square pocket on the front. It coordinated with my room perfectly.......imagine that. You put your tooth in the pocket and then place the pillow on your dresser.....or the dining room table......or the kitchen island.....whatever! Then the Tooth Fairy can easily take the tooth and deposit the money. We're kind to Tooth Fairies like that. Colton's tooth pillow is a dinosaur, Asher's is a tiger and Kyler chose a lion.
He loves it! Good thing we informed him of how this works since his tooth came out last week!

He was so excited!!! All he could think of was the $$$$money$$$$. One dollar. Just like the movie The Tooth Fairy explained.....everyone gets $1 per tooth.

Again, THANK YOU 20th CENTURY-FOX!!!!!

Look at that beauty! Now, can you imagine looking for this under a pillow while balancing on a ladder?!? Glad Mamita came through again with the tooth pillow.

Showing off the money maker!

That hole won't be there for long....the permanent tooth has more than popped out! And in case you were wondering....our tooth fairy paid up that very night! That was quite a miracle since she still owed Asher and Colton a dollar. She must have been waiting for all three of the kids because she paid EVERYONE up! And she slept very well that night!

VALENTINE'S DAY 2010

We had a very busy Valentine's Day weekend! Family was in town and we celebrated Mita's birthday. We may not have had a lot of time to ourselves, but we're parents....we're used to that! Tony bought me a dozen roses and See's candy that even said Happy Valentine's Day on it! That's quite a feat when you consider the anniversary chocolates he gave me that said Happy Birthday on it! I gave Tony the gift that keeps giving.....Season Four of The Office! We now have Seasons 1-5! Happy, happy!

The flowers are now in the trash and the chocolates were enjoyed.....but the 5-disc dvd set will last forever! In the words of Michael Scott - Seacrest out!

KYLER'S FIRST 100 DAYS IN KINDERGARTEN!

Well, this is a very late post. He reached 100 days a few weeks ago. Better late then never....right?!? Kyler had a wonderful 100 day celebration. He took 100 pokemon cards to school for the 100 item museum. He donated 100 chocolate cat crackers (from Trader Joe's) to the 100 day trail mix. You can see that they made glasses for the special day as well as put 100 little stickers on his paper. And that brings me to what Kyler's accomplished in these first 100 days of Kindergarten. He can count to 100 - EASY PEASY! He can count by 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's! He's very good at math - addition, subtraction, story problems, counting money, and telling time. He's reading and writing! See the yellow 100 paper - that was his Thursday practice test for phonograms and spelling. He had a 100% on both!!!!! The pink paper is 5 liberty bucks earned for the week - yes, after the rough start this school year - Kyler is a wonderfully behaved child now! He consistantly earns liberty bucks and is one of the top earners each quarter. (knock on wood)
My favorite thing that Kyler did to celebrate was completing the 100 Days Smarter book. This is what he wrote:
If I had 100 dollars, I would....buy a Batman toy.
I can lift 100......bricks.
In 100 years......I will have children.
I wish I had 100.......dads.
I can eat 100........cereal.

Kyler, you continue to be pure joy to us!
We are so proud of you, My Kindergarten Boy!

MITA'S BIRTHDAY

Mita was born on a Friday the 13th in 1914. She entered this world shortly before midnight and the doctor told her father that he would switch her birthdate to February 14th if he wanted. He said that there was no need to do that, he wasn't superstitious. So what kind of celebration does one have after 96 years on the planet? TACO BELL! Mita had her favorite: a crunchy taco with sour cream (taco supreme) and a rootbeer. She even drove through to get her food with us (Josette, Michele, Jacquelen and myself), but not before a "drive by" visit to the cemetary....you know, to let papa wish her a happy birthday.....I guess. Jacquelen and I thought it was a little sad driving her to the cemetary on her birthday. She was dozing hunched over in the front seat. I couldn't help but wonder what she would think if she looked up and saw the cemetary all around her. Were we sending her a message......."Mita.....did you want to be dropped off here.......or go back to Patti's?" Jacquelen and I had a great time discussing this and many other cooky things during our "Afternoon with Seniors". Finally we made it to the Taco Bell Drive Thru......well, it's a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut drive thru. Again.....hilarity ensued as we tried to order food with Seniors!!! (I think explaining it should be a blogpost all on it's own....maybe I'll collaborate with Jacquelen!) Here's the birthday girl, enjoying her taco.

Isn't this festive! The banner, balloons, present, cake and even punch (it's Yoda Soda)!

Here's Mita and her sister-in-law Edna. They lived together when Mita first came to the States.....70 years ago!!!!! And they share a home once again!

Photographing babies and animals can be tricky. Trying to get them posed and looking at the camera is not an easy feat, but it's NOTHING compared to photographing the nonagenarian. (confused?! look it up!) Then throw in a few seniors and........well, we had a difficult time getting a decent picture. This was BY FAR the best!

(Mita and her daughters)

Now time for the presents! She received a lot of chocolate and an outfit. Jacquelen even made a beautiful ribbon to clip cards on for display. She hung it in her room and it looks great!

Again......are we just cruel?! Here Mita, blow out some candles! I didn't know if she could do it, but after some attempts all three candles were out.

Happy Birthday, Mita!!!

I hope your wish comes true!

and....

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

BABIES ARE GROWING UP!!!!

Big milestones happened on February 11th! First, my baby brother Austin received his mission call!!!!!! 2 weeks ago our family made our guesses on where he would be going. Kyler only used one guess.....

It was Arizona - All The Way!!!

Kyler wasn't correct..........

(the boys listening to Austin on the speaker phone.....where will he go?)

but Colton was!!!!!

Austin will be going to the Roseville, CA mission - Spanish Speaking!!!

Way to go, Elder Mulleneaux.....excuse me, Hermano Mulleneaux!
Are you ready for the second milestone.......

I'M NOT!!!!!!


REALLY.......................I'M NOT!!!!!!!


But it happened!!!

It's official - Colton no longer has a mustache!

My oldest son starting shaving!!!!!!!!!

You know what I like best about Colton.....

HIS CLEAN, CLOSE SHAVE!


No more milestones.......

just insanity!

I don't know why.....but I keep taking pictures of my dog!

I don't want to become one of THOSE people!

But no one else in this house is this cute right now.

It's not my fault..........right?!?

I was heading to bed last night and this is what I found...

Yes.....he is my baby right now. And ironically....

the only male in the house with a mustache!

WORLD NUTELLA DAY

Can you believe what day it is?!?

YES, IT'S WORLD NUTELLA DAY!!!!!

Didn't know there was a WORLD NUTELLA DAY...

neither did I until I ran into their site when I was blog hopping the other day. You can run into them too - http://www.nutelladay.com/

I was introduced to Nutella by my Mita. She would occasionally let us have a little.....very little! It was delicious! I think I grew up imagining that it was so expensive since Mita didn't share it very often. (I also grew up thinking a strand of outdoor Christmas lights was like $100 since my parents said we couldn't afford them my WHOLE childhood. Later* I found out they just didn't want to put them up. [*Later was some time after I was married. Tony and I were married a few years and more $ecure when I finally decided to $pend the $$$$ on Christmas lights. You can imagine the shock when I finally looked at the price of lights only to discover a strand costs only a few $$$.] I won't even get into the whole "We can't afford a canopy bed for you" ordeal!!!!!! Let me tell you....I'M NOT OVER THAT ONE!!!!!!)

Where was I?

That's right Nutella!

So....how do you enjoy Nutella? I like it on crepes with bananas. I like to dip my pretzels in it. And I love it right out of the jar! I don't share my nutella very often.....guess I get that from my Mita. (I should get Mita a jar for her 96th birthday.....which is next week!) So go out and buy a jar of Nutella.....or two......or three.
HAPPY WORLD NUTELLA DAY 2010
again, how do you enjoy nutella?

PAYBACK

What does Colton get for all the pranks he's been pulling on Emily lately........PAYBACK! He came home last Friday to a room that looked like this! The only thing that made him upset was that he had to clean his room before he could do anything. As he walked in he was stunned for a minute, then turned around and said....."Who did this!............EMILY!" What a smart boy!

Et tu, Elliot, et tu!
This was harder for him to try to take down than he thought...

so out came the scissors!!!

Sadly, I don't think this will deter Colton at all from future pranks. Can we say...

GAME ON!